1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Reviews - Page 6 of 10

1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, International Series from North America

Summary:

A really great car!

Faults:

Well, there is not much that I have had problems with on my car. I got it when I turned 16 and wrecked it two weeks later. My heater and air system weres destroyed and the windshield was damaged badly.

Despite the damage I caused to it, the car was able to drive through a pasture of mud with no problems.

The only thing is that mine is a gas guzzler and that the interior lights have been replaced several times. Also the air conditioner has been worked on a total of seven times and when you turn it on, the battery dies.

General Comments:

Anyway, if you have no heater you can use the defroster, it works just as well. I love this car and I'm not giving it up for anything. My car is my baby!

It reaches 90 in under a minute and you can feel the power at the steering wheel.

Everything is electronic and easy to read. The engines hums perfectly down the road.

It handles great and the interior is so comfortable.

The International Series allows you to change the settings on the dash, unlike any car I have ever seen.

Seats two buckets in the front and a wide backseat, very, very comfortable.

Faults:

4 wheel disk before 1994 have many problems with the rear system, and the braking power is poor.

I had to have the transmission rebuilt because it was heated up due to a bad core in the radiator.

The seats are wearing out badly.

Very uncomfortable ride.

General Comments:

The car does handle well in the corners and the power wings on the front bucket seats hold you in tight.

The car has very good gas mileage.

I like the digital display in the dash.

I have owned the car 6 years and I love the style of it, but the 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass International is a very expensive car to maintain, so someone with a part time job may find it difficult to keep a car like this on the road.

1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Wagon V6 from North America

Summary:

Reliable Bargain

Faults:

There are starting to be little annoying things like door locks not working, but at 275,000 miles, I'll take it. There was a rebuilt transmition at around 120,000 miles and a replaced starter at about 80,000 miles, otherwise nothing major.

General Comments:

These engines are what cars should be made of. Absolutely unbelievable. The interior of an Oldsmobile isn't made from the cheap stuff that Chevy uses either.

20th Feb 2005, 21:01

Let's face it, General Motors made a huge mistake when they stopped manufacturing Oldsmobiles. They will be losing millions of customers including myself. I just bought a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme International Series and I really love it! The only problem is that I am scared that I will not be able to get parts for it. I'm not talking about a muffler, brakes, or a battery, but the digital dashboard and things of that nature. You bring up a valuable point about Chevy. They are cheaply built. I wish you luck with your Oldsmobile and I hope to see it on TV when it reaches 1 million miles.